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2016’s Rock Carnival was held in Lakewood New Jersey, consisting of three days of non-stop tunes plus great food and amusing attractions. It was also marked as Twisted Sister’s final tri-state appearance. Other acts included Alice Cooper, Sebastian Bach, Overkill, Ace Frehley, Zakk Sabbath and more. The event was hit with a rainstorm, resulting in […]

Usually when a fight intensifies, people say “the gloves come off.” This time, it’s masks that are flying off as Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge and his lawyers have filed a response to the lawsuit filed against him by former members of the band. A few months back, we learned a few things about Ghost: namely the […]

When Entombed temporarily broke up in 2014, the band splintered into two groups, and since then there’s been a battle over the band’s name. Guitarist Alex Hellid, and Uffe Cederlund as well as drummer Nicke Andersson have been involved in a battle with former singer LG Petrov over the Entombed name and trademarks. Petrov formed Entombed A.D., […]

Iron Maiden haven’t been paying “Hallowed Be Thy Name” lately due to a legal dispute. Barry McKay who represents Brian Quinn, the original writer for “Life Shadow,” responded in detail about the trial, and why the setlist staple isn’t currently being heard. In a lengthy statement, he reveals an in-depth look at the legal battle including a […]

Next month Iron Maiden will return to North America in support of 2015’s The Book of Souls and it looks like their famous track “Hallowed Be Thy Name” won’t be included on this run. The band have decided to drop the song from the set list due to a legal dispute. In addition to “Hallowed […]

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On September 24th, Vicky Cornell will receive a human rights award from LA Chefs for Human Rights at a fundraising dinner. His award will be for “The Promise,” the song he wrote for the film of the same name about the Armenian Genocide. You can read more about that here.

Metallica’s final WorldWired North American show date will be tonight (16) in Edmonton, Alberta. They’ll be streaming it tonight at 8:45 Mountain (10:45p EST / 9:45p CST / 7:45p PST) via webcast.livemetallica.com and their YouTube channel.

This year’s Alternative Press Music Awards, their fourth annual, will be hosted by Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack. If you, like, want to see him talk about how he’s going to be talking, you can do that here. The awards will take place on July 17th in Cleveland.

Want to see Tool play their first New York show in over a decade, but don’t want to shell out $300 for the likes of CHance the Rapper and Wi Tang Clan? You’re in luck, as single-day passes go on sale at Noon. Find that info here.